Mount Stevens (Alaska)
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Mount Stevens is a mountain
located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
, Alaska
.
Mount Stevens is flanked to the northwest by Mount Hunter
, and is about 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Mount McKinley
.
The mountain was named in 2010, after Ted Stevens
(1923–2010), who had represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate
from 1968 to 2009.
It had been the highest unnamed peak in Alaska, though unofficially called South Hunter Peak.
Mount Stevens stands within the watershed
of the Susitna River
, which drains into Cook Inlet
.
The east sides of Mt. Stevens drain into the Tokositna Glacier, thence into the Tokositna River, Chulitna River, and the Susitna.
The west sides of Stevens drain into Kahiltna Glacier, thence into Kahiltna River and the Susitna.
Mountain
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located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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Mount Stevens is flanked to the northwest by Mount Hunter
Mount Hunter (Alaska)
Mount Hunter, or Begguya, is a mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska. It is approximately 8 miles south of Mount McKinley, or Denali, the highest peak in North America. "Begguya" means child in the Dena'ina language...
, and is about 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley or Denali in Alaska, United States is the highest mountain peak in North America and the United States, with a summit elevation of above sea level. It is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve.- Geology and features :Mount McKinley is a granitic pluton...
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The mountain was named in 2010, after Ted Stevens
Ted Stevens
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. was a United States Senator from Alaska, serving from December 24, 1968, until January 3, 2009, and thus the longest-serving Republican senator in history...
(1923–2010), who had represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from 1968 to 2009.
It had been the highest unnamed peak in Alaska, though unofficially called South Hunter Peak.
Mount Stevens stands within the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Susitna River
Susitna River
The Susitna River is a long river in the Southcentral Alaska. It is the 15th largest river in the United States of America, ranked by average discharge volume at its mouth. The river stretches from the Susitna Glacier to Cook Inlet....
, which drains into Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage....
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The east sides of Mt. Stevens drain into the Tokositna Glacier, thence into the Tokositna River, Chulitna River, and the Susitna.
The west sides of Stevens drain into Kahiltna Glacier, thence into Kahiltna River and the Susitna.